X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double contrast study at HCA HOUSTON SOUTHEAST

6002 FAIRMONT PKWY, PASADENA, TX · HCA Houston Healthcare · · NPI 1174576698

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 1, 2026 · Ingested Sep 10, 2026

$6,055.68

Cash price

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$6,055.68

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$171.56 with Texas Health Network vs $5,450.11 with Multiplan — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Texas Health Network MCD $171.56 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MGMCD $175.06 ↓ -97%
Amerigroup MCDCHIPBH $175.06 ↓ -97%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STAR $175.06 ↓ -97%
Texas Childrens Health Plans STARKIDS $175.06 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIP $180.34 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR+PLUS $180.34 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD STAR $180.34 ↓ -97%
Community Health Choice MCD CHIPPerinatal $180.34 ↓ -97%
United MGMCD $183.95 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STAR $192.57 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare CHIP $192.57 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARPLUS $192.57 ↓ -97%
Molina Healthcare STARKIDS $192.57 ↓ -97%
Aetna Better Health MGMCD $194.77 ↓ -97%
Humana MCD $218.82 ↓ -96%
BCBS MyBlueHealth $320.71 ↓ -95%
United NarrowNetworkIndivExchange $339.25 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHIP $363.34 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan CHPFC $363.34 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STAR $363.34 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARKids $363.34 ↓ -94%
Superior Health Plan STARPLUS $363.34 ↓ -94%
United SmallGroup $401.74 ↓ -93%
United AllPayerAppendix $401.74 ↓ -93%
BCBS BAV $406.35 ↓ -93%
Cigna CSN $600.30 ↓ -90%
BCBS HMO $619.55 ↓ -90%
Cigna OpenAccessPlus $649.66 ↓ -89%
BCBS EPOSOA $665.10 ↓ -89%
BCBS PPO $710.66 ↓ -88%
Cigna PPO $772.27 ↓ -87%
Aetna QHPExchange $1,003.59 ↓ -83%
Texas Childrens Health Plans CHIP $1,065.80 ↓ -82%
United OptionsPPO $1,223.25 ↓ -80%
Aetna NBPOS $1,333.87 ↓ -78%
Aetna NBHMO $1,333.87 ↓ -78%
Aetna NBPPO $1,333.87 ↓ -78%
Aetna COMMHMO $1,418.92 ↓ -77%
Aetna COMMPOS $1,418.92 ↓ -77%
Aetna COMMPPO $1,418.92 ↓ -77%
Texas Workforce Commission WCOMP $1,453.36 ↓ -76%
Healthcare Highways NarrowNetwork $1,544.20 ↓ -74%
Evry Health BroadNetwork $1,653.20 ↓ -73%
Aetna OONHMO $1,668.40 ↓ -72%
Aetna OONPPO $1,668.40 ↓ -72%
Aetna OONPOS $1,668.40 ↓ -72%
Aetna ASAPOS $1,803.06 ↓ -70%
Aetna ASAPPO $1,803.06 ↓ -70%
Aetna ASAHMO $1,803.06 ↓ -70%
BCBS Traditional $2,119.49 ↓ -65%
Imagine Health PPO $2,119.49 ↓ -65%
Curative Administrators COMM $2,422.27 ↓ -60%
Christus (USFHP) TRICARE $2,422.27 ↓ -60%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCEL $2,603.94 ↓ -57%
United GlobalAppendix $2,725.06 ↓ -55%
Fidelis SecureCare of TX MGMCR $2,725.06 ↓ -55%
Averde Health Commercial $2,725.06 ↓ -55%
Humana HMO $2,863.22 ↓ -53%
Humana PPO $2,863.22 ↓ -53%
Multiplan SAVILITYNETWORK $3,027.84 ↓ -50%
Coventry National First Health COMM $3,227.68 ↓ -47%
Rockport Workers Comp COMM $3,330.62 ↓ -45%
Physicians Cooperative of Texas WC $3,330.62 ↓ -45%
Prime Health Services WORKERSCOMP $3,633.41 ↓ -40%
Beech Street WCOMP $3,633.41 ↓ -40%
SouthWest Medical WORKERSCOMP $3,633.41 ↓ -40%
National Healthcare Solutions COMM $3,633.41 ↓ -40%
Independent Medical System COMM $3,633.41 ↓ -40%
Coastal Comp COMM $3,936.19 ↓ -35%
Fiesta Mart, Inc COMM $4,541.76 ↓ -25%
Cigna Behavioral Health COMMBH $4,844.54 ↓ -20%
Beech Street COMMPPO $4,844.54 ↓ -20%
HealthSmart Preferred Care PPO $4,965.66 ↓ -18%
Physicians, INC COMM $5,147.33 ↓ -15%
HealthSmart Preferred Care ACCOUNTABLEPPO $5,147.33 ↓ -15%
Affiliated PPO COMM $5,450.11 ↓ -10%
Multiplan COMPLEMENTARYPPO $5,450.11 ↓ -10%

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X-ray colon abdominal radiograph(s) & delayed images with glucagon double contrast study at other Texas hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena $1,710.45 $140.00 – $3,665.25
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas $785.86 $167.39 – $982.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham $773.04 $159.12 – $1,159.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110 $922.66 $167.39 – $1,153.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco $785.86 $167.39 – $982.33
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station $773.04 $167.39 – $1,159.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple $773.04 $175.06 – $1,159.56
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park $922.66 $167.39 – $1,383.99

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